Jiselle Lee

Washington, D.C.

Education: University of Florida, BS in Journalism

Jiselle Lee is an intern on The Washington Post's General Assignment desk. She graduated from the University of Florida in May 2024. Before joining The Post, she was a freelance writer in North Florida and the editor-in-chief of The Independent Florida Alligator. She has also written for The Bradenton Herald and NextShark News.
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Lake-effect snow buries parts of the Great Lakes, with more expected

Post-Thanksgiving travel plans were thrown into trouble as almost 30 inches of snow fell along Lake Erie, closing a stretch of I-90 and stranding motorists.

November 30, 2024
A person clears the snow from the sidewalk in Lowville, N.Y., on Saturday, Nov. 30.

Dentist who allegedly poisoned wife accused of plot to kill detective

James Craig, already accused of fatally lacing his wife’s protein shakes with poison, has now been charged with plotting to kill a detective investigating him.

November 30, 2024
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado

YouTube is full of old, unseen home videos. Now you can watch them at random.

Riley Walz’s website IMG_0001 serves up internet nostalgia in the form of old videos that few people have ever seen.

November 29, 2024

Ex-cop ordered to pay $100 million for killing man in his apartment

Amber Guyger, who is serving a 10-year sentence for the murder of Botham Jean, is required to pay $98.6 million to Jean’s estate and parents.

November 21, 2024
Allison Jean, center, mother of Botham Jean, makes comments during a news conference as attorneys Ben Crump, left, Lee Merritt, rear, and Daryl Washington, right, look on after the sentencing phase of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger's murder trial at Frank Crowley Court Building in Dallas on Oct. 2, 2019.

Nearly 1,000 mice arrive, and an animal shelter scurries to find them homes

The New Hampshire SPCA is overwhelmed by the surrender of hundreds of rodents: “They’re everywhere.”

November 20, 2024
Staff and volunteers tend to a portion nearly 1,000 fancy mice held in glass tanks that were surrendered at the New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham, New Hampshire, on Friday. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Airbnb’s gladiator experience at the Colosseum leads to outcry in Rome

Airbnb is giving people a chance to role-play as gladiators as part of a film promotion — to the dismay of some locals.

November 16, 2024
Airbnb is offering a chance for a small number of people to participate in their gladiator experience.

Ben & Jerry’s accuses Unilever of silencing its pro-Palestinian stance

The ice cream brand, known for its activism, sued parent company Unilever, alleging it was blocked from calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

November 14, 2024
Tubs of Ben & Jerry's ice cream at an Iceland Foods.

From Angelou to Vonnegut, Florida schools pulled hundreds of books last year

Works by Kurt Vonnegut, Maya Angelou and George Orwell were included on the list.

November 13, 2024
Titles on display at a banned book library in St. Petersburg, Florida, last year.

RFK Jr. claims Canadian Froot Loops have 3 ingredients. They have 17.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has thoughts about the food dyes used in Canada’s Froot Loops vs. the American version of the cereal.

November 12, 2024
“Why do we have Froot Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients, and you go to Canada and it’s got two or three?” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has asked.

California votes ‘no’ on measure to ban forced prison labor

Proposition 6 would have banned the use of involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes. It was rejected by California voters.

November 10, 2024
Voters wait in line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles.